What is the Least Common Multiple of 48889 and 48908?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 48889 and 48908 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48889 and 48908, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48889,48908) = 1
LCM(48889,48908) = ( 48889 × 48908) / 1
LCM(48889,48908) = 2391063212 / 1
LCM(48889,48908) = 2391063212

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48889 and 48908 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48889 and 48908. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48889 and 48908.

Prime Factorization of 48889

Prime Factorization of 48908

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48889 and 48908.

LCM(48889,48908) = 48889¹ × 2² × 12227¹
LCM(48889,48908) = 2391063212